Bumblefuck, USA

A quiet, observant road trip into grief and small-town prejudice, blending documentary curiosity with a personal search for understanding.

Directed by

Aaron Douglas Johnston

Genres

Drama

Starring

Cat Smits, Heidi M. Sallows, John Watkins

Overview

Distraught by the suicide of her gay friend Matt, Alexa travels from Amsterdam to her dead friend’s small American town, hoping to uncover the reasons that led Matt to take his own life. She arrives with a backpack, her video camera and intentions to make a film about what it must be like to be gay in Bumblefuck, USA. At the end of her hot summer weeks in Bumblefuck, she’s made a new special friend, clashed with others, and ultimately discovered more about herself than she could ever have imagined.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Grief, identity, sexuality, isolation

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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